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Chicago Cubs’ Henry Rodriguez Has A Bad First Day At The Office

Yesterday Henry Rodriguez became the 2nd Henry Rodriguez in my generation to play for the Chicago Cubs.  Everyone remembers O’Henry from the late 90′s. This modern day Henry Rodriguez had a bit of a rough start to his Cub career.  The first pitch was called for low and away, well it arrived low and inside, hitting the home plate ump after grazing the catchers glove.  One pitch...
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Miami Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton Slugs 100th Career Home Run

He’s been named to an All-Star team, he’s hit massive home runs, he lead the Major League in slugging last season even with an injury that took a month of his season away, and last night, Giancarlo Stanton hit career home run number 100, in game number 400. All of this before he turned 24. While the Miami Marlins have had a lot of low-points this season, the biggest one being...
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The New York Yankees Are Fading Fast

This has been a season of ups and downs so far for the New York Yankees.  They were not expected to contend however they were in first for 14 days in May and as I type are still only 3 back however that doesn’t tell the whole story. Early in the season it appeared the fountain of youth was discover on the east coast.  A bevy of names that were good 7 years ago were raking for...
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Goldy, Goldy, gone: D-Backs walk off against Miami

It was a similar story again Tuesday night as the Diamondbacks walked off with a big win, 3-2 over the Marlins on a Paul Goldschmidt clutch home run. 
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Mets acquire Eric Young from Colorado Rockies

credit: getty images The New York Mets have acquired Eric Young in a trade with the Colorado Rockies. Young was sent to the Mets in exchange for pitcher Collin McHugh. While with the Rockies the speedy Young hit just .242/.290/.352 over 57 games. In order to make room for Young on the roster the Mets designated outfielder Colin Cowgill for assignment. The Mets figure to offer Young...
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Jonny Gomes Punts Helmet As He Rounds Third to Celebrate Walk-Off Home Run (GIF)

Jonny Gomes was all kinds of fired up after his walk-off home run against the Rays. Why wouldn’t he be? Gomes saved the Red Sox from spoiling Felix Doubront‘s stellar outing and rescued Andrew Bailey with his two-run blast in the bottom of the ninth. As he rounded third, the outfielder was so psyched, he took off his helmet and punted it into the air in celebration. After the...
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No spark from Wil Myers in doubleheader sweep

Well, Wil Myers made his debut for the Rays Tuesday. Unfortunately, his bat did not. In a doubleheader in Boston against the Red Sox, the young rookie did not provide much offensive help. In the first game at Fenway, Wil Myers went 0-4 with one strikeout. In Game 2, he went 1-3 with a single. In his first two games at Durham, he went 3-8. A jump from the minors to the majors is not...
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Rangers' Kinsler gets stitches after collision

Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler is back on the field with stitches on his face and blood on his jersey after a vicious collision at home plate. The start of the fourth inning of Tuesday night's game against Oakland was delayed for several minutes while Kinsler was getting treatment. When Kinsler slid feet-first into home in the bottom of the third, his helmet came...
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Evan Gattis breaks bat over his back on his follow-through (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. Atlanta Braves catcher Evan Gattis displayed some unbelievable strength while hitting a foul popup during Monday's game at Turner Field when he broke his bat on his back as a result of the follow-through from his swing. Now there's something we've never seen before. Talk about serious power. Here it is again in GIF format...
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UPTON HERE, UPTON THERE

B.J. and Justin Upton collide in the outfield

Aside from a hot April where Justin Upton hit .298 with 12 home runs, the Upton brothers have been hot garbage in Hotlanta this season, their first with the Braves.  Justin has seen his average plummet to .247 overall and he has only hit three home runs since April 27. Brother B.J. has been worse, much much worse.  Through 206 at bats, B.J. is hitting an awful .165 with eight home...
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Bearly a Concern: Braves Place Evan Gattis on 15 Day DL

The Atlanta Braves were forced to make an uncomfortable decision this morning, as the team placed rookie sensation Evan Gattis on the 15 day disabled list following Atlanta’s 2-1 win over the Mets. Gattis, who holds a .252 batting average and is second in the team with 14 home runs and 37 RBIs, strained his oblique in the bottom of the seventh of Monday night’s game in an at...
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Philadelphia Phillies Activate John Lannan, Disable Jeremy Horst

The Philadelphia Phillies have activated left-handed starter John Lannan from the 15-day disabled list after having missed two months due to a strained left quad. The 28-year-old will return to the Philadelphia rotation. To make room on the active roster for Lannan, the Phillies have placed left-handed reliever Jeremy Horst on the 15-day disabled list due to a left elbow strain....
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TEAM WANTED

San Jose sues MLB over A's

The city of San Jose has sued MLB over its rules that prevented the Oakland A's to move to San Jose. Does the city have a case?

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New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers get into it on Twitter

#Yankees. Dodgers. Remember THIS? http://t.co/pZcX7uesfT pic.twitter.com/rezsXd5W70 — New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 18, 2013 .@Yankees remember our last trip to New York? Cey. Guerrero. Yeager. Game 6. pic.twitter.com/vh1Qm0lVuY — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 18, 2013 @Dodgers Oh yeah, 1981. We've only won 5 championships since. — New York Yankees (@Yankees...
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Is Trevor Rosenthal now pigeonholed as a reliever?

Bernie Miklasz had an interesting article today discussing the possibility of the Cardinals trading for Cliff Lee (something that I already discussed here).  While an interesting analysis and one that reached the same conclusion as I did (we don't need Lee), what really caught my eye was his discussion of the 2014 starting pitching logjam. Here's what Bernie had to say...
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MEANS BUSINESS

Reds pitcher shows menacing game face

Reds rookie left-hander Tony Cingrani made his first relief appearance of the season a memorable one on Monday. Cingrani entered the game in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and the Reds clinging to a narrow 2-1 lead against the Pirates. He then buckled down to record the final two outs of the inning, but not before giving viewers at home a front row seat to the one...
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Kevin Youkilis to Undergo Back Surgery, Expected to Miss 10-12 Weeks

Kevin Youkilis‘ days in pinstripes could be over. Youkilis will undergo back surgery on Thursday, and he is expected to miss 10-12 weeks, according to the Yankees. Youkilis, who was placed on the disabled list on Friday, needs surgery to repair a herniated disc. The 34-year-old played all 18 innings in a marathon loss to the Athletics on Thursday, and he was subsequently placed...
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